diff --git a/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/menus/widgets/text.lua b/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/menus/widgets/text.lua
index 9ecfb42..5d784dd 100644
--- a/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/menus/widgets/text.lua
+++ b/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/menus/widgets/text.lua
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ function TextWidget:getPadding()
     return self.padding
 end
 
+function TextWidget:getPaddingLeft()
+    return self.paddingLeft or self:getPadding()
+end
+
+function TextWidget:getPaddingRight()
+    return self.paddingRight or self:getPadding()
+end
+
 function TextWidget:drawCanvas()
     local w, h
     local font = self:getFont()
@@ -92,9 +100,9 @@ function TextWidget:drawCanvas()
         if (complexLabel.position == "center") then
             w = math.floor(self.width / 2)
         elseif (complexLabel.position == "left") then
-            w = self:getPadding()
+            w = self:getPaddingLeft()
         elseif (complexLabel.position == "right") then
-            w = math.floor(self.width - self:getPadding())
+            w = math.floor(self.width - self:getPaddingRight())
         else
             error("Position " .. complexLabel.position .. " is unknown for label " .. complexLabel.label)
         end
diff --git a/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/init.lua b/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/init.lua
index 290b548..6370ea0 100644
--- a/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/init.lua
+++ b/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/init.lua
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ function TextMenu:getPadding()
   return self.padding
 end
 
+function TextMenu:getPaddingLeft()
+  return self.paddingLeft or self:getPadding()
+end
+
+function TextMenu:getPaddingRight()
+  return self.paddingRight or self:getPadding()
+end
+
+
 function TextMenu:addSubmenu(pageName, label, parent, backWidget)
   local label = label or pageName
   local parent = parent or "main"
diff --git a/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/widgets/basic.lua b/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/widgets/basic.lua
index ae1d8ac..a69470e 100644
--- a/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/widgets/basic.lua
+++ b/sonic-radiance.love/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/widgets/basic.lua
@@ -49,4 +49,12 @@ function TextMenuWidget:getPadding()
     return self.menu:getPadding()
 end
 
+function TextWidget:getPaddingLeft()
+    return self.menu:getPaddingLeft() or self:getPadding()
+end
+
+function TextWidget:getPaddingRight()
+    return self.menu:getPaddingRight() or self:getPadding()
+end
+
 return TextMenuWidget
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